Jan 7, 2021 | Aodan, Interview, Megan Otto, Nightingale
Aodan is a fantastic artist currently exhibiting with Awakenings in Bloom, and she is a deeply thoughtful creative. Within her sculptures collectively entitled Hurting Spring, Aodan brings layers of meaning to work made simultaneously delicate and fierce. Her series...Dec 17, 2020 | Interview, Megan Otto, Nightingale, Sreyash Sarkar
Sreyash Sarkar is one of the artists displaying work in Awakenings’ current exhibit, Bloom. His piece, Roots, is a beautiful network of brush strokes and layering of colors representing the many facets of a survivor’s journey after experiencing abuse. As a...Oct 29, 2020 | Essay, Letter, Megan Otto, Nightingale, Op Ed, Uncategorized
An editorial with Megan Otto Language, Education, and Trauma: a Bloom Editorial Our understanding of sex and sexuality is muddled when we don’t have the tools that we need to talk about our experiences. In our society, the conversation about sexuality after trauma...Sep 3, 2020 | Interview, Megan Otto, Meggie Royer, Nightingale, Uncategorized
As a digital literary magazine with a focus on art by and for survivors of sexual violence, Persephone’s Daughters is like a cousin to Awakened Voices and The Nightingale. Meggie Royer, an author recently published on The Nightingale with her prose piece “Afterwards,...Jan 8, 2020 | Bobbie Groth, Megan Otto, Nightingale, Other, Uncategorized
Interview with Bobbie Groth by Nightingale Editor Megan Otto Bobbie Groth is an author, historian, and survivor of sexual violence. She is an accomplished interdisciplinary artist, having worked in both visual and literary mediums, and she has become a familiar...May 11, 2019 | Letter, Megan Otto, Nightingale, Prose, Uncategorized
The Nightingale Editor and Awakened Voices Associate Editor Megan Otto shares reflections on April. Reflections on April: Awareness and poetry by Megan Otto April is commonly known as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but it also happens to be National Poetry Month....